SOLUTION: Is it possible for a rectangle to have a width that is 3 units shorter than its diagonal and a length that is 4 units longer than its diagonal? How do you justify the answer?

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Question 712361: Is it possible for a rectangle to have a width that is 3 units shorter than its diagonal and a length that is 4 units longer than its diagonal? How do you justify the answer?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is it possible for a rectangle to have a width that is 3 units shorter than its diagonal and a length that is 4 units longer than its diagonal?
How do you justify the answer?
:
Let's see.
d^2 =
FOIL
d^2 =
d^2 =
Doesn't look possible, does it.

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